The Justice Department has asked a federal court to appoint an outside administrator to operate the long-troubled New Orleans jail.

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to appoint an outside administrator to operate the long-troubled New Orleans jail.

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Updated: 6:15 PM CDT Apr 25, 2016

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WEBVTT SAYS WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND MEAT THIS FACILITY ISUNACCEPTABLE.THE NEW JAIL ISN'T ADEQUATE,SAFE OR PROPERLY STAFFED ANDVIOLENCE INVOLVING INMATESHOUSED HERE CONTINUES TO, QUOTE,"SPIRAL OUR OF CONTROL."THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THEREASONS WHY THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE AND ADVOCACY GROUPS AREASKING A FEDERAL COURT TO STRIPSHERIFF MARLIN GUSMAN OF HISAUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE JAIL.>> THE SHERIFF HAS HAD YEARS TOIMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AT THJAIL AND THAT JUST HASN'THAPPENED.TRAVERS: KATIE SCHWARTZMANN WITHTHE ADVOCACY GROUP THE MACARTHURJUSTICE CENTER SAY THE SHERIFF-- JUSTICE CENTER.SHE SAYS THE NEW ORLEANS POLICEDEPARTMENT IS THE CHIEF LAWENFORCEMENT ENTITY IN THE CITYAND THE GUSMAN'S MAIN, ALSO SOLERESPONSIBILITY IS THE JAILKATIE: THIS IS INCREDIBLYDISAPPOINTING, AND RUNNING THEJAIL IS WHAT TAX PAYERS IN NEWORLEANS EXPECT SHERIFF GUSMAN TODO.TRAVERS: ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO,THE SHERIFF ENTERED INTO ACONSENT DECREE, AN AGREEMENTWITH THE FEDS, THAT CALLED ONFEDERALLY MANADATED REFORMTHE DOJ NOW SAYS IN THE FILINGTHAT GUSMAN IS IN CONTEMPT OFTHE CONSENT DECREE PROVISIONS ONPRETTY MUCH EVERY MAJOR ISSUE --PRISONER SUPERVISION, SUICIDEPREVENTION, USE OF FORCE,INCIDENT REPORTING AND TRACKING,PRISONER GRIEVANCES,INVESTIGATIONS, CLASSIFICATION,YOUTHFUL PRISONERS ANDSANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHFORMER INMATE AN ADVOCATE NORRISHENDERSON HAS BEEN A HARSHCRITIC OF GUSMAN.NORRIS HENDERSON: I'M NOTSURPRISED AT THIS STATE IN THEGAME, THIS IS THE ONLY OPTIONLEFTTRAVERS: LAST MONTH, ON THE DAMEDAY LOCAL CLERGY CALLED FOR HIMTO RESIGN, WE GOT AN INSIDE LOOKAT THE JAIL AND DID AN EXCLUSIVE1-ON-1 WITH GUSMANSHERRIFF GUSMAN: THIS IS WHAT'SHAPPENING HERE. PROGRESS.TRAVES: BUT OTHERS DISAGREE.NORRIS: YOU CAN HAVE THE NICE

US seeks outside control for troubled New Orleans jail

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to appoint an outside administrator to operate the long-troubled New Orleans jail.